FLC Weekend Announcements

Worship Times:

Saturday: 5 pm

Sunday: 8:15am & 10:15am

Wednesday: 6:15pm

All Worship Services are Live Streamed on Facebook Live.

https://www.facebook.com/

FLCBlair/

Office Hours

Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-4:30pm

Fridays: 8:30am-3:00pm

Phone Number

402-426-4073

Pastor Glen's focus for his message for

this upcoming weekend:

If the entire point of Easter is for the followers of Jesus to see him raised from the dead, then we are not off to a good start. And why is that? What is keeping his followers from recognizing him even as they walk together? Are we blinded by similar problems? As Jesus is quick to point out, part of the problem is they don't know the Word. Their “mindless” relationship with the Scriptures is keeping them from hearing the promise of Grace. And they are sad! They are so caught up in loss that they are blind to the possibilities of new life even as he walks with them. Let us open our hearts to see Jesus in every way that he is present to us, that his Spirit may burn in our hearts as well and we may be moved in faith to bear witness to his salvation.

Concert at FLC is Tomorrow Night!!

Allison Eide

April 22 @ 7pm in LIFE Center

Please join us to hear music from Allison on mental health and following Jesus!!

All ages are welcome - free will donation.

Please RSVP to church office or go to church website and click the RSVP link there.

FINAL LIFE NIGHT!! April 26th!!



• PreK-5th Graders Sing at Worship Lab @ 6:15pm!!
• Family scavenger hunt AND ice cream sundaes @ 6:45pm!!
• 678 - Confirmation Party with ice cream and prizes!!

Join us and celebrate another wonderful education year at FLC!!  ALL are welcome!!

Ministry Site Profile

Please Join Us This Sunday, April 23rd

 after both worship services!

“And who knows whether for just a time like this you have been chosen?” 

These words, spoken to Queen Esther by her uncle Mordecai, are given to her as a challenge and a calling. It is an important moment for the Israelites – their future is on the line - and she must fulfill her place in the community and play her part now.

Welcome to an important moment in the history of First Lutheran Church. We need your gifts and your faith to move forward into our future!

For the next step of the journey to call the next Pastor of First Lutheran Church, we will be creating a Ministry Site Profile. This all-important document will tell the story of First Lutheran, describe our community and our ministry, and paint a picture of what God is calling us to become. The MSP will be used by the Call Committee to evaluate potential candidates, by the Bishop of the Nebraska Synod to identify the best candidates for First Lutheran, and by the candidates themselves as they discern whether this is where they are being called to ministry.

Creating the MSP needs to be our shared work! The input of everyone is vital to creating the most accurate and useful portrait of this community so that we can find the right Pastor. We need you to come to one of these four gatherings to share your memories and hopes so that they can be incorporated into the MSP. You can choose from any of these times:

Wednesday, April 19th at 6:45 pm. (after worship)

Sunday, April 23rd at 9:00 am (after worship) AND 11:15 am (after worship)

I cannot stress enough how important it is for you to attend one of these events IN PERSON! There will be other ways for you to share feedback through forms available on the church website or to pick up in the narthex, but those will have less impact on the final form of the Profile. It is our conversations together that will make the MSP more meaningful.

We are looking forward to seeing you at one of these events.

You will be seeing posters around the church now showing our progress through the Call Process journey. If you have any questions, please reach out to me or talk to any member of the church council.

In Christ,

Pastor Glen

Women of the ELCA

2023 Saved to Serve Opportunity Retreat

Carol Joy Holling Camp

They are collecting Tangible items for Carol Joy Holling Camp:

Basic Acrylic Paints, Brushes (bristle or sponge for crafting),

Band-aids (standard size), Tweezers, Clear Packing Tape, Sharpies, Lighters (long stick-style for fire pit use), Embroidery Floss

(different colors)

There is a laundry basket in the Narthex to place your items to donate for Carol Joy Holling Camp.

If you have questions please call the church office at

(402) 426-4073.

Faith Chests

The men’s group of First Lutheran has in the past built faith chests to give to individuals baptized at First Lutheran church  to use in their faith journey.  When the Covid pandemic started we were no longer able to build those chests.  Several people have asked if we are going to resume building faith chests, to that end we are looking for members who would be interested in helping make faith chests again.

We have all of the equipment  and components necessary and need helping hands to build, sand, stain, and attach hardware and finish the chests.  We normally work 1 night a week for a couple hours, if enough interest is shown we could have 2 groups on different nights.

No previous experience building faith chests necessary,  we have a few men who have experience building chests but we need more to continue with this wonderful project.

This group is very informal and is not limited to men, we would welcome ladies interested in working with wood, or helping  assemble, sand, stain, etc.

If interested contact Dawn in the church office 402-426-4073 or Rick Ruhge @ rickruhge@gmail.com or 402-802-5898

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

FLC Youth to New Orleans THANKS FLC!!  

The Variety Show and Pie Auction was a HUGE success!! We raised over $3,800 for our trip to the ELCA Youth Gathering in 2024. That will pay for 11 Registration Fees!!

We had a wonderful time, and we were blessed with delicious pies and cheesecakes and awesome talents!!

THANK YOU AGAIN!!

Spring Clean-Up will be Tuesday, April 25th

The Spring Clean-Up will be on Tuesday, April 25th from

4:00pm-6:00pm. We are needing help cleaning up the outside flower beds here at FLC. Please bring rakes and any other outside lawn tools that you can to help with the clean-up process. If you have any questions please call the church office at (402) 426-4073.

Social Concerns Committee:

FLC'S BREAD FOR THE WORLD OFFERING OF LETTERS event will take place on Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30 in connection with our worship services. The focus is on the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, which impacts all of us, since it deals with both farm policies and nutrition programs. Please join us in signing or writing letters to our members of Congress, which gives each of us an opportunity to impact decisions which affect us all! Should you be unable to attend worship on the appointed days there will be a sample letter in the May Ambassador, which you may use as a model for your own, which you may either mail directly or bring to church to be mailed and counted with the others. If you prefer to communicate with our members of Congress by email, here is a link which will allow you to do that.

A Farm Bill That Builds Healthy, Equitable, and Sustainable Food Systems (bread.org)

https://go.bread.org/page/48001/action/1?ea.tracking.id=2023%20Farm%20Bill&_ga=2.232630876.2144615982.1674483747-1450223342.1625669142

Rushed on Wednesdays? 

Let us do the cooking!

Join us for the W.O.W. Meal

in the Fellowship Hall from 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

prior to Worship Lab.

** Free-will offering **

  Come at 5:30 to fuel your body and then

stay for Worship Lab at 6:15

to feed your soul.

Let's Rock the Block!!

Volunteer alongside Habitat for Humanity to help

our neighbors in Blair!

Saturday, May 6th @ 8am-1pm

Breakfast AND Lunch served!!

We will go to different homes in Blair to help with yardwork and minor repairs - landscaping, painting, yard cleanup and more.

Contact Erika to sign up!!

Choir News

But what if I can't sing?  A tiny percentage of the population truly cannot sing. Most of us have been given the air and vocal cords we need, and what we may lack is confidence. Perhaps a negative experience affected your willingness to sing. We can develop and learn how to sing at any age.  Choir can be one opportunity to explore the voice you didn't know you had.

For more information and questions, contact Vince, at vkrysl@firstlutheranblair.org. 

Communion Update:

Thank you for helping with this accommodation for Pastor Glen: because it is difficult for Pastor to bring communion to members in the pews, if you find it physically difficult to come forward during communion, we invite you to pick up the communion elements as you come into the Sanctuary and receive them during the communion liturgy when the Pastor indicates.

FLC Garage Sale Collection has BEGUN!!

Drop off your donations at FLC anytime. Contact Erika if you have any questions or need assistance in getting your donations to the church.

FLC Youth will raise funds for our trip to the ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans in 2024!!

Please tell your friends and neighbors!!

Pastor Glen's contact information

Pastor Glen's email is pastorglen@firstlutheranblair.org and his cell phone number is (402) 740-6395

if you need to contact him. 

WE DESPERATELY NEED COOKIES/BARS

FOR APRIL.

We are Desperately needing cookies for April.

The Mid Week Meal needs your help.

We serve 240 people EACH WEEK.  That's 20 dozen cookies/bars EACH WEEK.

Please sign up to provide a treat for these folks!! We are especially in need in April.

Signup here or call Erika

 (402-533- 0918):  https://signup.com/go/hfewWuF

Quick Update-Building Locked on the Weekend

Please see when the building will be open

Fridays - 8:30am-3:00pm

Saturdays - 4:00pm-7:00pm

Sundays - 8:00am-12:00 Noon

If you need to make arrangements to meet or come into the church please contact the church office at (402) 426-4073.  Thank you!

Wednesday, April

26th, 2023

We will be serving Cheeseburger Casserole, fruit, and dessert.

WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers